Miguel's cat, Chester, weighs 6.8 pounds. Chester's vet tells Miguel to feed the cat 3 4 of an ounce of canned food daily for each pound of body weight. The next morning, Miguel opens a new can of food to feed Chester. If the can holds 5.5 ounces, how much food will be left after one day?

There are 0.4 ounces left in the can.

Step-by-step explanation:

The data we have is:

Chester weighs 6.8 pounds.

Chester can eat 3/4 of an ounce for each pound of body weight.

Then Chester can eat 6.8 times 3/4 of an ounce:

6.8*(3/4) ounces = 5.1 ounces

Then Chester should eat 5.1 ounces of canned food.

If the can has 5.5 ounces, then the amount that will be left in the can is:

5.5 oz - 5.1 oz = 0.4 oz

There are 0.4 ounces left in the can.